On September 26, at about 16:10, Armenian armed forces units from the positions located in the direction of the Aravus settlement of Gorus district, using large-caliber machine guns subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions stationed in the direction of Lakatagh settlement of Julfa district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azernews reports, citing the Defense Ministry.
Day: September 26, 2024
On September 26, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Georgian Dream’s new campaign banners, which draw a comparison between the devastation of war in Ukraine and the “peace” offered by the ruling party to Georgia.
The Ministry stated it “condemns and considers unacceptable the use of images of the horrific consequences of Russia’s ruthless war against Ukraine, the suffering and blood of thousands of innocent people, the destruction of shrines and the cultural heritage of humanity in political advertising.”
The Ministry stressed that the Georgian people “need not fear a new war as long as Ukraine resists Russian aggression,” adding that “the terrible price of this resistance is also the price of peace in Georgia.”
“We call on the Government of Georgia, the ruling Georgian Dream party, and all interested parties to refrain from using the topic of an aggressive war against Ukraine and its citizens in the internal political struggle in Georgia,” noted the Ministry.
The Ukrainian side once again reaffirmed its commitment to “continue to steadily and resolutely support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders” and expressed its hope that “the parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held in a peaceful and democratic manner and that the Georgian people will continue their strategic course towards joining the EU and NATO.”
GD’s new campaign banners appeared around the capital, Tbilisi, on September 26. The banners show the devastation brought by Russia’s war in Ukraine on one side and similar locations in “peaceful” Georgia on the other. The slogan is “Say no to war – Choose peace,” and the party numbers of the main opposition coalitions are crossed out on the grim, “war” side of the poster.
The source of the pictures is the information agency “Info 9“
The new banners have been met with widespread public outcry in Georgia. President Salome Zurabishvili also condemned the banners, writing on social media: “I have never seen anything so disgraceful, so insulting to our culture, traditions, history, and beliefs… What situation you must be in to brazenly and shamelessly offer your people a poster made in the KGB warehouse… “with dignity” to hell!”
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The Unity – to Save Georgia coalition, led by two major opposition parties United National Movement and Strategy Aghmashenebeli, has presented its parliamentary candidates for the October elections.
As expected, the list’s frontrunners are Tina Bokuchava, Chair of the United National Movement party, and Giorgi Vashadze, leader of the Strategy Aghmashenebeli party. The list also features prominent representatives of the UNM party, current and former MPs, and some new names, such as historian and researcher Irakli Khvadagiani, former director of the Georgian Literature Museum Lasha Bakradze, and theologian Lela Jejelava.
Below is the list of top 22 MP candidates of the coalition “Unity to Save Georgia”:
- Tina Bokuchava, Chair of the United National Movement party, incumbent MP;
- Giorgi Vashadze, leader of the Strategy Aghmashenebeli party, former MP;
- Sopo Japaridze, leader of the UNM’s Tbilisi Branch, representative of the former president Mikheil Saakashvili;
- Koba Nakopia, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Gia Japaridze, UNM member, Professor at University of Georgia;
- Petre Tsiskarishvili, UNM’s Secretary General, former MP;
- Gigi Tsereteli, UNM member, former MP and Speaker of the Parliament;
- Irakli Khvadagiani, researcher at Sovlab;
- Tamar Kordzaia, one of the leaders of the coalition, incumbent MP;
- Irakli Pavlenishvili, Deputy Secretary General of UNM;
- Kakhaber Oqriashvili, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Ramaz Nikoleishvili, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Eka Kherkheulidze, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Levan Khabeishvili, former Chair of UNM, incumbent MP;
- Lasha Bakradze, former director of Georgian Literature State Museum, UNM member;
- Ana Tsitlidze, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Levan Antadze, UNM member;
- Paata Manjgaladze, Secretary General of Strategy Aghmashenebeli, incumbent MP;
- Lela Jejelava, political scientist, theologian;
- Gubaz Sanikidze, UNM member, incumbent MP;
- Dimitri Chikovani, public relations secretary of UNM;
- Giorgi Chaladze, Head of the headquarters for the release of Mikheil Saakashvili.
Today, September 26, is the deadline for the political parties to submit their MP candidate lists to the Central Election Commission. On October 26, Georgians will go to the polls to vote in fully proportional elections.
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It has become a routine for the French government to adopt a pro-Armenian stance and provoke frustration at international events that attract the attention of many countries worldwide. The UN General Assembly, known for its conducive environment for peace, also did not escape Emmanuel Macron’s target, as the French president once again made headlines with his threatening rhetoric against Azerbaijan.
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